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CVE-2026-7908: Use after free in Google Chrome

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Critical
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-7908cvecve-2026-7908
Published: 05/06/2026 (05/06/2026, 18:12:29 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Google
Product: Chrome

Description

CVE-2026-7908 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Fullscreen component of Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. This flaw could allow a remote attacker to potentially escape the browser's sandbox by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating and a CVSS score of 9.6, indicating critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The issue affects desktop versions of Chrome before the specified fixed version. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication. Google has published a stable channel update addressing this vulnerability.

CVSS v3.1

Score 9.6critical

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
chromium/chromium
pkg:github/chromium/chromium
Affected versions
<148.0.7778.96

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 05/14/2026, 03:53:37 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-7908 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Fullscreen feature of Google Chrome prior to version 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation could allow remote attackers to perform a sandbox escape by leveraging a crafted HTML page, potentially leading to full compromise of the browser environment. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H), reflecting its critical nature and ease of remote exploitation with user interaction. The issue is fixed in Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 as per Google's stable channel update announcement.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to escape the Chrome sandbox, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. This could enable execution of arbitrary code outside the browser sandbox, potentially compromising the host system. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

Google has released an official stable channel update for Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations to this version or later to mitigate the risk. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Chrome
Date Reserved
2026-05-05T22:59:06.397Z
Cvss Version
null
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html","vendor":"Google"}]

Threat ID: 69fb86d1cbff5d861024bdab

Added to database: 05/06/2026, 18:22:09 UTC

Last enriched: 05/14/2026, 03:53:37 UTC

Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:23:00 UTC

Views: 147

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